Mole's Genealogy Blog

Maud Alice SWIRES b 18 April 1890, married Sydney Bartle GADSDEN 3 November 1909 at St. Peter's, Pietermaritzburg, Natal. Maud GADS...

Today marks the 141st anniversary of the death of Captain William Bell, Port Captain of Durban, on 10 April, 1869. Bell was born in the pa...

Before you start you need to know the ancestor’s name. That may seem blindingly obvious but it’s surprising how many enquiries begin: ‘I’m ...

There were two campaign medals issued for soldiers of the British Empire who served during the Anglo-Boer War. They were awarded as follows:...

The South African National Archives and Record Service online index (NAAIRS) at www.national.archives.gov.za/ can help when tracing Anglo-...

In 1900 the South African Constabulary (SAC) was established, somewhat optimistically, in an attempt to keep peace in the areas of the Tran...

In the second half of the 19th c a number of semi-military police forces were formed. They arose out of the need to maintain law and order ...

To identify a regiment or find out more from a photo of an Anglo-Boer War ancestor, several avenues need to be followed: family memory or le...

Some useful Anglo-Boer War links: www.britishmedals.net/kevin/wo126.html Ongoing project to index attestation papers of colonial soldiers...

Any family historian who has looked despairingly at a photograph waiting for it to convey information will know that badges and other insign...